Railroad-tie and fastener.



E. H. PETTIT.

RAILROAD TIE AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.22, 1915.

Patented June 20, 1916.

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RAILROAD ME AND FASTENER.

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ERNEST H. PETTIT, or NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YOR RAILROAD-TIE AND FASTENEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 20, 1916.

Application filed October 22, 1915. Serial No. 57,359.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERNEST H. Pn'rrrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagara and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad- Ties and Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will j g two cross bars 8 are connected by a longitudinally extending ribll. The top section enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to railway rail supporting ties, and fasteners, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a tie which is composed of a pair of sections, the uppermost of which sections carries the rail chairs and fastening means, and which is supported upon composite blocks carried by the ends of the other section of the tie, which blocks permit of a cushioning of the rails during the travel of rolling stock thereover.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as'will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like and corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved rail tie showing parts of the same in section. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of one end of the rail tie, showing a section of a railway rail supported thereby. Fig. 8 is a vertical cross section through one end of the railway tie. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one end of the lower section of the tie. Fig. 5 is a bottom perspective view of one end of the cover or top plate or section of the railway tie. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a cross section through a modified form of the rail tie, and Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section of the modified form of the rail tie.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates a rail tie as an entirety,

which is composed of an upper and lower section 2 and 3. The lower section 3, is substantially U-shaped, having a bottom plate 4: and upstanding sides 5 and 6. Cross ribs 7 and 8 extend across between the upstanding sides 5 and 6, adjacent to the outer ends .15 and 16 respectively.

of the bottom sections 3. The plates 8 are positioned inwardly of the plates 7, forminga seat 9, in which is seated a cushioning block 10. The cushioning block 10 may be constructed of any desired material, but it is preferable to construct the same of a composition board, similar to the beaver board compo board or the like which is constructed of a form of paste board. The

2 includes a top plate 12 and depending top plate 12 rests upon the upper surface of the composite blocks 10.

The upper surface of the top side 12 of the top or upper section 2 has ribs 15 and 16 attached to its upper surface inwardly of each end which ribs are substantially .triangularly shaped in cross section and have their straight sides facing toward each other.

The rail clamps 17 and 18 have their outer edges abutting the straight sides of the ribs The bolts 19 exsides 18 and 14, which overlap the upper tend upwardly through the base or bottom 4,

the composite block 10, the top side 12 and the rail clamps 17 and 18 and have nuts 20 mounted upon their upper ends for holding these members securely connected to each other. A novel form of nut lock is provided for preventing the nuts 20 from rotating upon the bolts 19. The nut lock includes metallicrods' 21, which are bent to form sub stantially rectangularly shaped collars which engage the outer sides of the nuts 20. One

end of the rod of which the'nut locks are formed is bent downwardly from the rectangular collar portion thereof and has its terminal split as is shown at 22, so that when the nut lock is driven over the nut the downwardly projecting portion 23 will extend through an opening 2% formed in the rail clamps and the split end will engage the upper surface of the top plate or portion 12 which will spread the split portions of the downwardly extending portion 23 causing them to rest in recesses 25 formed in the rail clamps and prevent the accidental removal of the nut locks 21 and also of the rotation of the nut upon the bolt. The rail clamps 17 and 18 have forwardly extending flanges 26 formed thereon which engage the upper surfaces of the bases 27 of the ordinary T-rails 28. The depending sideslS and 1% have lugs 29 formed thereon, which are provided for feeding in vertically extending are formed upon the inner surface of the top plate 12 and straddle the web 11.

In Figs. 7 and 8, a modified form of the improved rail tie is shown. The modified form illustrated in these figures comprises top and bottom sections 40 and 4:1. The bottom section ll is a hollow rectangularly shaped member, which has a sheet 42 of cushioning material, mounted upon its upper surface which cushioning material is the same as the material of which the blocks 10 are formed. The upper section 40, comprises a substantially hollow rectangular member having depending sides a3 and er formed upon and extending downwardly from its lower edges. The sides 43 and H- eXtend over the longitudinal edges of the cushioning plate d2, and extend a short distance over the outer surfaces of the vertical sides of the lower section -11, as is clearly shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings. The upper section 40 has ribs 15 secured to its upper surface inwardly of its ends which ribs are substantially triangularly shaped in cross section having their vertical sides facing toward each other. The ribs 45 are rigidly secured to the upper surface of the upper section 40 and have the outer edges of the rail clamps d6 resting thereagainst. The rail clamps 4L6 are'constructed identical to the rail clamps 17 and 18. Bolts d7 extend vertically through the section 41, the cushioning plate 12 and the top section 40 and the rail clainpsiti. Nuts 48 are mounted upon the upper ends of the bolts and are locked against rotation by lock nuts t9'identical to the nut lock 21. The heads of the bolts 19 and 47 are countersunk in the under surfaces of the plates & and the bottom of the section 50 41 respectively.

In reducing the invention to practice certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may necese sitate alterations to which the patentee is entitled provided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

Vhat is claimed is 1. In a railway tie structure, a railway tie composed of upper and lower sections, said lower section having upstanding sides, depending sides formed upon said upper sec tion and overlapping the upper portions of the upstanding sides of said lower section,

the upstanding sides of said lower section 35 being providedwith vertical recesses, lugs formed upon the inner surface of the depending sides of said upper section for feeding in said recesses for preventing accidental longitudinal movement of said sections with respect to each other, and means carried by said upper section for detachably attaching a railway rail thereto.

In a railway tie structure, a railway tie composed of upper and lower sections, said lower section having upstanding sides, depending sides formed upon said upper section and overlapping the upper portions of the upstanding sides of said lower section, the upstanding sides of said lower section being provided with vertical recesses, lugs formed upon the inner surface of the depending sides of said upper section for feeding in said recesses for preventing accidental longitudinal movement of said sections with respect to each other, and means carried by said upper section for detachably attaching a railway rail thereto, and composite cushioning blocks carried by said lower section, said upper section resting upon said composite cushioning blocks.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN G. JENNY, ALFRED C. STAKES.

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